Heavier trucks could hurt local roads

2:45 AM,
Mar. 9, 2013

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The possibility of heavier trucks on some Ohio highways has triggered concerns the extra tons will damage local roads

The state's transportation budget bill increases the weight limit of trucks from 80,000 pounds to 90,000 pounds for roads that are part of the state highway system and aren't interstate freeways, but changes are likely to that provision, according to one state senator.

Fredrick B. Pausch, executive director of the County Engineers Association of Ohio, said while the law change might be specific to state roads, the effect likely will be far more broad. ...